findings in the literature that students do not seem to process financial incentives well when framed as a loan. …We evaluate a Finnish student financing reform which created substantial financial incentives for on-time graduation …

effort and whether these effects are different for students we hypothesize may be more or less responsive to incentives. To … - place less weight on future benefits - were more responsive to the incentives, but we find no evidence that students who are …We evaluate the effect of performance-based scholarship programs for postsecondary students on student time use and …

randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid … for college. The campaigns collectively reached over 800,000 students, with multiple treatment arms to investigate …

randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid … for college. The campaigns collectively reached over 800,000 students, with multiple treatment arms to investigate …

University in order to evaluate the effects of monetary incentives on students' academic achievement. Results reveal positive and …This paper exploits discontinuities in the assigment of scholarships targeted at low income students in an Italian … sizeable causal effects both in terms of credits and grades. Gender differentials also emerge: male students drive the results …